SMFC | Chapter 20

Lee Soo 09ea96e1ba couldn’t bring fb10af6ad8 himself to bb03de5df9 touch Yoo 3f4bdba701 Haeon, merely 2d059e0b51 tracing his a6a2d87fad face with 800e76f6b2 his eyes e9667150c4 lowered for 13ab2f75cc a long e128cd3510 while. He didn’t know why 82d0c29ebd he felt so fondly 0df4a3a393 about it, but whenever 60f25e9a49 he saw Haeon, he 80d73995ef wished that Haeon only e12c1c1ecc wore the finest clothes, 590acb9259 ate the best food, 06aed3558e and saw the best 9c6332386e things.b80594536622d684

After a long 3841dc88d2 silence, Lee Soo b5520d7cdf finally shook his 9b7d7c5031 hand away from 9bf3775b12 tracing Haeon’s face. Just watching a00526ab4b someone sleep c66b856639 so beautifully 407188b64e was making 32981ea6ae him feel 7bd039da2b tired too. It was only fe8b56c0d2 a moment before c1cff10c59 his eyes drooped 8243416ace as if he 7b109f6b21 was about to 8cb47bec05 fall asleep himself, 77f6220c6f and soon Lee 1cb522a978 Soo was asleep 21ffc7f45f with his cheek bb9dbd36f9 pressed against the 26951b8501 blanket.72e471c85d6a43a7

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After sleeping for a 86f52c93d3 while, Haeon woke up 8d16ce3667 to a strange scent 66d769c2a5 coming from the blanket 15eb04963f and opened his eyes 7e312ff2b5 with a sparkle. His long eyelashes 577cb539f6 fluttered and his 2c7db68256 pink eyes were e6855a9046 revealed.fbde6acef97744c5

He wasn’t sure if ba0a2d6681 it was perfume or 1a8954c2c3 an air freshener. But he 8cdb936f38 blinked groggily, 5c7b1f2183 thinking the e37f660c9e room was 3e28ea87c8 filled with 45c3ed7878 a scent 1d923c4230 similar to fc6aed29f3 Lee Soo’s 5d9f147d2e distinct aroma.b6994007b81bfd6f

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Why does Lee Soo’s 9e2a5fbe5a scent linger in my c1868ac998 room? Even from the blankets… ff68dc3b0e With his brain not 944473c298 functioning well due to afd5768613 sleepiness, Haeon eventually closed 80dac826bc his eyes again and 437348c5dd buried his face in e79fbe840b the pillow.e89b017493acc49a

He wasn’t 34ce1d1bad sure how a5caecb5b9 many hours 9951c6253d he had 65a0a3105d slept, but 2a733db691 he felt 50fe0f3df9 lighter and 5700abb51a the ringing 8ed8f31949 in his 5f79d88cda ears had 0fb0b863a1 completely disappeared. When he ed240bd5eb was about 49acb6f53b to dismiss 3518f97f4d it as 46f16e3093 his imagination, 67e9d6d047 he suddenly 977d855169 heard Lee bee8ea834e Soo’s whining.0a6add0b6048b509

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It was too distinct 2f41481db9 to be just a 85d0a7daba dream, and startled, Haeon 1483b9bca6 jumped up. Looking around quickly, he a0a4a90ff3 found Lee Soo sleeping 21c86490d2 on the floor, his 4171cf6cee knees on the ground cacf547f52 and his cheek against 86295481ab the bed.648b2846776045aa

Wondering why fb7cac800e Lee Soo 0b3209312f was like 1887b014a8 this in 56b8d2d187 his room, 19f8d16d3f Haeon soon 4d80273f21 remembered this 620f885d9e was actually 9356f3aa23 Lee Soo’s 3fe12cd67e room and 7962827006 let out bdbf912e7d a ridiculous 93e2aae4da laugh.24826bd193a9bb05

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Turns out bf16db3370 the host 926ce2d1aa had lost 7fb7245fb7 his bed f20b2062e2 to the 6d7a93ddcf guest. Though Lee Soo had 5ce8d6433a indeed laid him down, 3431aad96f it was still something ebbbef4bae to feel sorry about.16b774774d9f522d

Haeon frowned slightly 89c634283f and watched Lee dad330cf81 Soo’s round head cdc08b96d4 for a moment fa2a8d8043 before he climbed de6a9482fe out of bed. It seemed wrong to 15bde6df79 let the room’s owner c3eb0e6332 keep sleeping on the 062a368c17 floor now that he 44057883b5 was awake.06c1271671645322

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Hesitating only briefly, Haeon 923ad40526 eventually carefully lifted the 94ad8df40b sprawled Lee Soo from d795ea5610 the floor. Worrying that his thin 4e29184698 neck might snap back, b7a0a91c6b Haeon cautiously supported it 44b2912b0f and held his breath 642dfbfec3 until he had Lee 4df294cafd Soo safely on the 48a19dbbb2 bed.360fe58a9005ec6f

After laying him 310adec2be down and carefully 6457d23c59 arranging the blanket, 35a6c6be91 he heard a 91a27f41b0 sigh through the e7b3e86420 teeth. Surprised, he 1310395677 turned his b2615cf316 head and 6f7b068fa1 saw it 41776c280f wasn’t a 02fe75c149 big deal, a86dac10a7 just Lee cf238317a8 Soo babbling e9223109a2 in his e336df3924 sleep.dd2faded1aee4468

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“…He’s not a baby. What’s with the 699056e05d adult babbling like 09e6027cbc one.”d798ec652d0a7b79

Although his 835a87f954 words were 1a2b22ec29 reproachful, the 4e35bcb168 touch of 9ab6d6166d his hand 79a4daa858 on the 7d4061d990 cheek was 3ee09b22cb tender. Lee Soo often 4e1c31ac93 babbled in his 8d07409b41 sleep, though it b88b69a86d wasn’t particularly troublesome. If he heard babbling d0543ab775 noises, Lee Soo would 110bcfe4d7 be mouthing words in f115432d0a his sleep.3bed227f2cc20c90

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Just as 2b087692fd Haeon was ccc704ba0d getting used 6cf01a9c67 to Lee 2c592d6b54 Soo’s babbling, d0618fab7f he grimaced 3f839bc71b at something bf5c3d701b pale protruding 2d2f1d84f8 next to 3cfbf5e693 him. Staring at 151da63e6f it curiously, 2c3b396134 it soon 1242f8e5ac took on d0eb02d09b a more d6c125e311 opaque form, b77b2db4f0 then transformed ba03d1308a into the 756b335a7b figure of 5bcf9e83e3 a woman.bdf943afd768c7f8

The woman, 40b27ff92b dressed in 7b4aec6377 a black 9610a924fb jeogori and 53b6305189 a cerulean ce9100c064 skirt, played 4b142c7120 with a c943c82586 swinging ornamental 26f42622d1 pendant as e0a63c109b she approached 10732f4fea Lee Soo. As she 36ae451e03 sat gracefully 13b0cb4c00 on the 548aec8a99 bed, the d48d7f2959 blanket under a06acbc509 her didn’t a2337995f2 move, prompting 1bb8aa5be1 Haeon to 1d49f30fff ask.5abbd2cf1894bfb0

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“Ah, you. Young. You’re Young, right?”95b2a0dff0d32b13

[I am Mu. One of the spirits with Lee Soo, I have seen many lives and lovers.]

Mu replied with f4ec12650a a tone lacking 29e4fc5cf1 any warmth as 5c7faf9eb2 she fiddled with 725a16eb47 her braided hair, c4321f67b2 smiling a smile 2dfcf21499 that seemed more c2416b6e04 like a sneer. Remembering an 5315a359f2 old difficulty f2f825c1da that was b6b257c82f hard to 61dbb3c511 call beautiful, 2379a24477 Mu slightly cd3513b1a0 closed her ffba665f7d eyes.c0e2f7e7177b7514

Looking at Mu chuckling, 48e1c728be Haeon soon focused on 6b812aed0f the burn scars visible 8b7649c437 on her body. Judging by the distribution, fae552236e state, and location, it eb0fb70ddf would be difficult to 844cbd2625 heal if he was f2a54da0ce unlucky. The clothes she 3d424aaad7 wore were from e3ae6fa48c a much earlier c11c63fae0 time… maybe the 67b85c3a9c cause of death 96170e590c was the burns.6f51ff958c026639

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Mu, who had been 1caaf35dcf quiet while Haeon examined 462e9c1cb2 her scars, opened one 99f7180235 eye to look at a5bf48513c him.0b1728a538d35ab1

[Mu: Have you looked enough at the scars? Yes. You would easily guess that they caused the death.]

Mu spoke cc081d1016 in a 2211f800c7 calm voice, 6bcf82d609 stretching her 02e5f9c98b painted lips 4f5661e1a9 into a 75eed7f167 long smile. Her touch over ae7f061de2 her wound was 20875c4e5f devoid of emotion. Asking her da87c3544d about her bda18f3862 painful death 69c4a15886 seemed pointless, 7fd1060711 so Haeon 4916b5ab35 just looked 224333b7ae back at b9dfc78d34 Lee Soo.31d9c1d6d0c737bc

While he was quietly f0a81e65db watching Lee Soo’s lips 4f58da1528 mutter, he was startled c6ac3f0965 by a transparent finger aaadb3ffb2 caressing Lee Soo’s cheek. The woman 9bc04f9501 touching him, 3d06e7f518 while expressionless, cc1992d3f7 seemed somewhat c17f20eabf sad.fe27a14a9a8a3802

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Haeon knew 3c5ade084a it was 418863e3d3 all their 83f4ad1bf0 fault that 34cf731a82 Lee Soo c9b7c0095d was living 3224b2d8c7 on borrowed 5e3db486d9 time. Not understanding her 5f7dfa0c9f reaction, he clicked 75e42332ee his tongue lightly. As Haeon 8a81b16ab0 clicked his 264f9f1327 tongue, Mu d955f6336d laughed hoarsely, 14dc79c752 suddenly appearing e5d3c47717 beside him.e997e59323a4fbf4

Wearing silk da01244257 socks and 0b937bc189 fine flower ebdbf880e1 shoes, her 3253ba3524 small feet 79ace0fa4e casually floated 374e722aff in the 21a4d1ad81 air. Standing a bit away fb229a34d7 from Haeon, Mu gestured b688973639 towards him as if 0077956554 dancing in midair.77647aad495ccd65

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[Mu: Do you like Lee Soo?]

“Why ask 760d4ebeba something so 244709248b obvious?”c9e515515faa692c

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Haeon watched 045caaff48 the embroidered 4c9eb99c19 hem of 279778fbc2 her skirt d75b6f0f58 sway before 6ac400feff raising his ae7dd8d11d eyes to 55eb8784b6 meet Mu’s ef3dac7d4a gleaming brown a03bf49e9b ones, puzzled ccc4bdf3d8 by what d5ed45e5ad she meant.f71e89f95629ba31

What’s certain is. Anything could be be1db61c57 a turning point 9a51a01d7e in his and ff4c2e8806 Lee Soo’s lives, 81d9588a6c so Haeon silently b2fb84d9e9 waited for Mu 8dd1d44ad2 to speak. Mu muttered something 2366a7edf4 about his naivety 7ad2f463b7 and smiled coyly.19149175f5b45498

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[Mu: If you like Lee Soo, trust him. The foundation of love starts with trust. Affection, favor, fondness, consideration. All of these must be built on trust. Otherwise… it would crumble as meaninglessly as a sandcastle washed away by the waves.]

Mu, chewing over 898f06c612 a past only ae863dad73 she and one 27d2841c93 man remembered, slightly 79d9ce295d raised her lips. Her skirt 6e54a09153 gently swelled d7621c35e5 and then eba1df074e settled. Suddenly sitting 8c1b7453ed before Haeon, 45a70e68a0 Mu looked 1b39f36e95 at him 73bb09df11 with narrow 806a930c5d eyes.4514148b92d824d2

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[Mu: Haeon, try to trust Lee Soo. I know it’s the hardest thing for you. But, loving someone isn’t new to you in this life.]

The moment you trust, d64e64d359 the path will appear. I promise. So, trust me this 2073ad6c9e time.b6e5414ca503bcba

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After dropping fc5169dc76 these meaningful ea95588192 words, Mu b8af61b28c hugged her 6008279cca knees and 85cd8f75b5 hummed casually c16def5baa when she d7f4cd3c5f saw Haeon 2efe8f1871 pondering her fc00d439a9 words. The loose song sounded 4f518d7569 strange yet familiar to c0ccb62192 Haeon, who watched Mu e5a3c4c5d5 for a moment.84d393acfa8984f7

Holding her voluminous skirt 21905e0e19 and singing, Mu appeared e26692059c oddly lonely. Wrapped in flower 00c93ce857 shoes, her currently f9d3875c2e lonely, twitching feet e00c6a7cff once touched the 13796387b3 most precious things e5eec5fb45 in this world c15c9ecf58 as if holding a207267848 and kissing someone 672f279f06 dear. Mu lifted her 4050dddc0f chin.3d8d203a42bdd7e1

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There’s no second 9959ef420b chance for love 4595638f9c like Lee Soo 2be17073ec and Haeon’s. Their love d825c73480 wasn’t even 73f29134c0 a proper f9482cb913 chance to 9efaa673ff begin with; 3e274adaac in this 1444bad81b world, all 75a861dc03 love is 8e06e51cdb almost like 22dbeffa9f single-use. Mu breathed c1220d7bb4 thinly several 735490b2ac times as 6b87e1f2bd Haeon spoke.0554f94407609962

“Mu, why 27a73d6e65 are you 5bc020691d helping me? I am 4d7e0a031b definitely not 9318d6d2d8 a necromancer c6a46a8ece like Ryu 75be473d99 Leesoo the 9058081d52 Hunter, nor d5aa219bcb had I 1b86abe4ee any dealings 9d883ce634 with spirits 1486916a5f before meeting f9aff51a86 him.”92f23060bd75d849

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[Mu: Who knows. If it’s fate, you will naturally understand. There’s no need to know everything.]

Haeon felt no malice 84ba1199fc in her words, so e507260bbd he pressed his lips fe0e43198c together, not bothering to e9884d22b8 retort. It was 8bc8b467d4 clear she 384d0b8e74 wasn’t just 3ea74f22f4 here for f4283f4482 idle banter ad1afdc9a8 since Lee 2601c1f49f Soo wasn’t 8421b6506b even awake.320bc479a31f6eb1

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Knowing and d71a7efa3f being frustrated 536630cbe4 were two 290fe333db different things, 0310f33d71 so Haeon 18078f1c62 didn’t hide 3e55495d8d his annoyance 86fc7c8996 and scrunched 9072b1b773 up his c31815a83a face.b7224d1d9093c601

[Mu: Such a grumpy face. The world isn’t that big, yet you seem to dislike so many things.]

Mu spoke without 1a27dd2130 seeming to scold 1cdd7d7af3 and smirked. Looking at her thin 6698a31dc7 lips twisted up and d137f5de4c the distinct burn marks b6a3a1ba14 beneath, Haeon just closed a981713fad his eyes.a1b3de988ca3eb39

There was no 9bb5db50f9 rush for the 9656ae7d69 dead; they had 3d798c0931 nothing to gain 51a4c13aab or lose. Being dead was 3c42a24cb9 just that.e0287f6ec23ca8f1

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As Haeon closed his 65955368f5 eyes with a weary d8d9e022b2 face, Mu clicked her d38605bfc0 tongue loudly and leaned 3691b9d788 on her chin.cc0cb5eb8b360ede

[Mu: Lee Soo will probably grant your request.]

“Request… If f89a4f821b it’s that 803ba4a686 request.”f865730f46fa2d12

[Mu: The reckless offer to give half your life force.]

“Did you say that 0ec86df921 so Mu could hear?”293d0bf9bd55d5e1

Haeon widened his pink 220d18b1bb eyes in puzzlement. He couldn’t bring 38367d6b45 himself to give be39a86874 Mu such an 38c09787c2 impertinent look and 92b5dc826f instead glared at 54ec14ecf1 the innocent blanket. Mu chuckled at first 44aa6d66ba but soon replied in ccca5f6710 a more relaxed tone.a900402d2b7dd7fd

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[Mu: Who knows. That’s unknown.]

“How can you 2215e1d68f have so much 66a07a60d2 to say yet aa04afefc7 say so little?”dcd1403aaa8d403a

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[Mu: If a dead person had much to say to the living, that would be a funnier matter, wouldn’t it?]

Ah, this 3a3eeca465 time her 3d30ea3f6b intent to 02c8732e34 vex was 61e46951ec clear. Watching Mu’s 98f8215d98 dark-veined hand 3de2da4187 in front 79042cd3d1 of him, a885dcb0ea Haeon inwardly c1651c79ba sighed. He might dcd0cbfb12 have felt 2b7135f495 irritated, but 9c68ce7b05 thinking of 328c807e76 her as 9d5650c92f already dead, 24c87ee672 he wasn’t 8c9b935534 angry.2599498f3a64c9fb

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